Page 16: Historical Events In 1920

Oct 31   Romania annexes Bessarabia   

Nov 01   Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in NYC   

Nov 01   James J Kilpatrick, Okla City Okla, columnist (60 Minutes)   

Nov 02   Andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73.   

Nov 02   Fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer   

Nov 02   KDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on air as 1st commercial radio station   

Nov 02   Warren G Harding elected President.   

Nov 03   "Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Theater   

Nov 04   Georges Papy, Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game).   

Nov 05   Douglass North, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate   

Nov 06   John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC).   

Nov 08   Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR 1908-12), dies at 83.   

Nov 08   Actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn.   

Nov 10   George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House," premieres in NYC   

Nov 10   Tod Andrews, NYC, actor (From Hell it Came, Outrage).   

Nov 11   Roy Jenkins, British MP (Labour).   

Nov 12   Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis elected 1st baseball commissioner   

Nov 12   Richard Quine, Detroit MI, actor/director (Clay Pigeon).   

Nov 13   Hudson River frozen at Albany   

Nov 14   American Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards   

Nov 14   Johnny Desmond, Detroit Mich, singer (Your Hit Parade)   

Nov 15   Ernst Toller's "Massen und Menschen," premieres in Neurenberg.   

Nov 15   Free City of Danzig established under League of Nations protection   

Nov 15   League of Nations holds inaugural meeting, in Geneva   

Nov 16   Australia's Qantas airways founded in Winton, Queensland as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited   

Nov 16   Betty Hicks, LPGA golfer.   

Nov 16   Postage meter inaugural used in US in lieu of postage stamps   

Nov 18   Alfred William Bedford, test pilot   

Nov 18   Apollo Theater (Academy, Bryant) opens at 221 W 42nd St NYC.   

Nov 19   Ursula Heathcote Nicholls, campaigner   

Nov 20   Armin Schibler, composer.   

Nov 20   Nobel Peace Prize awarded to US president W Wilson.   

Nov 21   Caryl Florio, composer, dies at 77.   

Nov 21   Karel Capék's "Vec Makropulos," premieres in Prague.   

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Jan 01   Elisabeth andersen: [anna de bruyn], dutch actress (yerma, titania)   

Jan 01   Roger peacock: Writer   

Jan 01   Virgilio savona: Italian singer (quartetto cetra)   

Jan 02   Duke of devonshire: English large landowner/art collector   

Jan 02   Isaac asimov: Russia, scientist/writer (i robot, foundation trilogy)   

Jan 02   Penelope jessel: Politcal activist   

Jan 02   Peter harrison swan: Bomber pilot/stockbroker   

Jan 03   Renato carosone: Italian musician    

Jan 01   Paul adam: French writer (l'enfant d'austerlitz),    

Jan 04   Benito pérez galdós: Spanish novelist (b. 1843)   

Jan 07   Edmund barton: 1st prime minister of australia (b. 1849)   

Jan 14   John francis dodge: American automobile pioneer (b. 1864)   

Jan 16   Reginald de koven: Composer,   

Jan 20   Georg lurich: Estonian wrestler (b. 1876)   

Jan 25   Amadeo modigliani: Italian sculptor/painter,   

Jan 26   Matthias enzberger: German minister of finance, murdered